Fellowships

Fast Company: Encore Fellowship Suits Career Shifter

The decades-long career is in decline. And for many, that’s a good thing.

“Tacking swiftly from job to job and field to field, learning new skills all the while, resembles the pattern that increasingly defines our careers,” writes Anya Kamenetz in Fast Company magazine.

How swiftly?

According to federal statistics, as of 2010, the median number of years U.S. workers had been in their jobs was 4.4 years.


You may find the following tips useful as you consider applying to be an Intel Encore Fellow. Additional resources are also available on the Intel employee pre-retirement intranet site.

Tip 1: Become familiar with the local Encore Fellows program and nonprofits in your community. Familiarize yourself with the application process and deadlines.

Wall Street Journal, USA Today Detail Intel Encore Endeavor

Since yesterday’s announcement that Intel has become the first company to offer Encore Fellowships to all of its U.S. employees approaching retirement, major media have shown major interest.


In a major expansion of the Encore Fellows program, Intel is offering its active U.S. employees who are eligible to retire the chance to apply for Encore Fellowships.

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Retiring Intel Corp. retirees who don’t want to sit idle can now spend up to a year lending their skills to a nonprofit under a new paid fellowship program. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip-maker – Oregon’s largest private employer – said it will be part of a major pilot program for Encore Fellowships, a project by Civic Ventures.

Encore Fellowships are getting a big boost, as Intel makes such fellowships available to all its U.S. employees eligible for retirement. Employees accepted into the program will receive a $25,000 annual stipend, funded by Intel, along with six months of health benefits if they bring their professional skills to nonprofits on a full- or part-time basis.

Intel Offers Encore Benefit to Employees Near Retirement

Intel is the first company to make Encore Fellowships – paid, part-time, yearlong assignments working at local nonprofits – available to all of its eligible pre-retiree employees nationwide.

It’s a bold move that could signal a sea change in corporate retirement benefits and bring a new wave of talent into the nonprofit sector.


Nonprofit Launches Own Internal Encore Fellows Program

For more than 35 years, Aspiranet has been dedicated to creating permanent, lifelong connections for children and families located in California. After 2 years as an Encore Fellow work host in the Silicon Valley program, Aspiranet has launched its own internal EF program.

For more than 35 years, Aspiranet has been dedicated to creating permanent, lifelong connections for children and families located in California. After two years hosting Encore Fellows in the Silicon Valley EF program, Aspiranet has launched its own internal program.

Aspiranet's program has matched fellows from around Northern California with members of their executive leadership team. Fellows will be making contributions in strategy, site operations, new venture creation, business development, marketing and management development.


The Joys and Challenges of Pursuing the Work You Love

The vision is compelling. The journey’s not always smooth. What does it take to stay the course?

Start: 10/02/2011 - 7:00 p.m.
End: 10/02/2011 - 9 p.m.

2011
1st Act Silicon Valley
Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley
RAFT – Resource Area for Teaching
Marine Science Institute
Tahoe Prosperity Center

 

2010
Aspiranet
Krause Center for Innovation
Partners in School Innovation
Youth Science Institute

 

2009
Citizen Schools in California
Community School of Music + Arts
Youth Community Service
Environmental Volunteers
Silicon Valley Education Foundation

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